Sentences with phrase «against women advancing»

Unfortunately, she says that another stigma — against women advancing into the upper realms of academic science — remains a barrier.

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And after the emergence of the Access Hollywood tape in October 2016, in which Trump can be heard boasting about making unsolicited advances toward women, writer Natasha Stoynoff said that while on a reporting trip to Mar - a-Lago, Trump led her into a room alone, pushed her against a wall, and began trying to kiss her.

In the video, entitled «Elliot Rodger's Retribution,» a man goes on a rant against women who he says rebuffed his advances.

Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris, the highest - ranking woman in the House, said: «It is never appropriate to condone unwanted sexual advances or violence against women.»

It says that 100,000 people are alive today because of the country's laws on abortion and argue that «a world which continues to pit the rights of a woman against the rights of her unborn child is not advancing human rights.»

These men and women have fought for the abolition of slavery (Wilberforce), established orphanages for abandoned children (Mueller), advanced civil rights for racial minorities (King), fought against HIV / AIDS (Koop), provided human touch, restored dignity, and shelter for the poor (Mother Teresa), created places of belonging and contribution for people with disabilities and special needs (Tada), and fought against the sex trade and human trafficking (Caine).

He upheld and championed priestly celibacy; re-affirmed and explained the importance of an all - male priesthood, while advancing the true dignity of woman in all other ways; issued a clear declaration on sexual ethics, and a decree against abortion and on behalf of life.

Whatever one thinks about its legality, abortion has nothing to do with advancing human «health,» and a large number of Americans regard it as a gravely wrong act of violence, not only against unborn children but also against women.

The case against Tyson could be bolstered by allegations that he has a long history of making unwelcome advances to women.

«The young women there who asked is there any prejudice against [women] I will tell you... that if you worked certainly in the public sector or a reasonably large company who can smell which way the wind is blowing, you are far more likely to be advanced by being a woman in your quest for promotion than disadvantaged and I know that.

A New York State judge ruled that a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who has said Trump made unwanted sexual advances could go forward, raising the possibility of a public airing of other allegations of sexual misconduct against the president.

This is the Celebrity Big Brother Theory of women in the public eye, as advanced by my old friend Matt Goddard [@JokerMatt]: as in politics, when it comes to booting celebs off the sofa, women are more likely to vote than men and they tend to actively vote against the women contestants they dislike more readily than they do their male counterparts.

Donald Trump pushed back aggressively today against what he called «false smears» from women who claimed unwanted advances, seeking to stabilize his campaign.

21st Century Fox has also completed settlement deals with a «handful» of other women who accused Ailes of harassing behavior, but one lawsuit is known to be ongoing: Ex-host Andrea Tantaros filed suit against Ailes and Fox last month, alleging retaliation for complaining about Ailes» advances

Yet, despite increased global attention to violence perpetrated against women and girls, and recent advances in knowledge about how to tackle these abuses (Paper 1, Paper 3), levels of violence against women — including intimate partner violence, rape, female genital mutilation, trafficking, and forced marriages — remain unacceptably high, with serious consequences for victims» physical and mental health.

IASLC would like to thank the patient advocacy organizations that have collaborated on this initiative: American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE, The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, Caring Ambassadors, Free ME From Lung Cancer, Free to Breathe, Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE), Live Lung, Lung Cancer Alliance, Lung Cancer Europe, Lung Cancer Foundation of America, Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina, Lung Cancer Research Foundation, Lungevity, Patient Power, Rexanna's Foundation, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Upstage Lung Cancer, Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe (WALCE).

Don't tell me about all the advances the Academy has made, the fact that its director branch put crazy ass anti-semitic sexist abusive Mel Gibson back on the director's short list last year and gave his clunky bloody obvious war movie a best picture nomination just proves how many assholes are still lurking among the voters ready to backlash against women and people of color.

As horrific as the men are treated, the women of the plantations are often in far worse straits, as they not only must do the work of the men, but also are powerless to resist the sexual advances of their captors, who also use their children against them, or worse, separate their children from them.

The diverse mix of artists in the show have advanced against the annals of gender inequality and served to empower not only women in the arts, but women throughout America.

When a female lawyer files a public complaint against her firm alleging gender discrimination, the firm's response tends to fit a standard model: a denial of any discrimination and a confirmation of the firm's commitment to advancing women lawyers.

SWC works to advance equality for women and to remove the barriers to women's participation in society, putting particular emphasis on increasing women's economic security and eliminating violence against women.

The Regional Ethics Review Board located in Gothenburg gave approval for this study (Dnr: 527 — 08) and the WHO ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence against women as applicable to a postal survey were followed.28 For example, a letter was sent to prospective respondents in advance to inform them about the upcoming survey; this provided them with the opportunity to decline the survey before receiving it.

Honor Our Voices Avon Foundation for Women, Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA), and Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota Presents an online learning module of practice guides and digital stories designed to increase the awareness and sensitivity of shelter advocates and other providers to the needs of children and suggests promising ways of enhancing services for children exposed to domestic violence.

Calling the Affordable Care Act «the greatest advance in women's health in a generation,» Planned Parenthood said the law will provide access to birth control and cancer screenings without co-pays, guaranteed direct access to OB / GYN providers without referrals, and an end to discriminatory practices against women, such as charging women higher premiums and denying coverage for «pre-existing conditions.»

Further, the nature of the mediation relationship provides evidence that positive perceptions of peer relationships can act as a protective buffer for young women against the effects of cyber bullying similar to the friendship protection hypothesis advanced for face - to - face bullying (Kendrick et al. 2012).

NoVo Foundation supports initiatives that focus on ending violence against girls and women and promoting gender equity worldwide, empowering adolescent girls in the developing world, and advancing social and emotional learning in the U.S. Established in 2006, NoVo Foundation is led by Jennifer and Peter Buffett.

NoVo has become one of the largest private foundations in the world to support initiatives focused explicitly on girls and women — with a focus on advancing adolescent girls» rights and ending violence against girls and women.